Ray Wylie Hubbard

Beginnings
Ray Wylie grew up in Oak Cliff, Texas. He attended the same high school as Michael Martin Murphey, who had his own band at the time. He graduated high school in 1965. He later moved to Red River, New Mexico where he wrote Ray Wylie Hubbard & The Cowboy Twinkies.<P> Career
In the 1970s, Hubbard wrote Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother, made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker’s rendition. Hubbard recorded for various labels but struggled with sales; his mix of country, folk and blues elements didn’t find an audience. After leaving the scene and struggling with personal problems, he returned in the early 1990s with Lost Train of Thought (1992) and Loco Gringo's Lament (1994). He has since become am elder statesman of the Texas music scene. Like some other Americana artists, he is perhaps as popular in Europe as in the US; he has been invited by record companies in the Netherlands to produce albums. This post is largely translated from the German wiki entry.<P> Discography
1975 – Ray Wylie Hubbard & The Cowboy Twinkies (Label: Reprise)
1978 – Off The Wall (Lonestar)
1980 – Something About The Night (Renegade)
1984 – Caught In The Act (Misery Loves Company)
1992 – Lost Train Of Thought (Misery Loves Company)
1994 – Loco Gringo's Lament (Dejadisc)
1997 – Dangerous Spirits (Philo)
1999 – Crusader Of The Restless Knights (Philo)
2000 – Live At Cibolo Creek Country Club (Philo)
2001 – Eternal And Lowdown (Philo)
2003 – Growl (Philo)
2005 – Delirium Tremolos (Philo)
Links
• http://www.raywylie.com/
• Interview on Eklektikos with John Aielli [KUT Austin, 10 February 2005] -- http://www.kut.org/site/DocServer/cv_79_46192.ram?docID=1601947